AZ Alkmaar vs Excelsior

2 - 1

🕒 Sat, 15 Dec 2018 18:45 Europe/London 📍 AFAS Stadion 🧑‍⚖️ Martin Van den Kerkhof 🔁 Regular Season - 16 🏁 match finished

Season

2018-2019 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 16

Regular Season Table

AZ Alkmaar 4 · Excelsior 16

Referee Stats

Martin Van den Kerkhof

12 matches · 0.00 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	0.00
Reds avg	0.00
Penalties avg	0.00
Over 4.5 cards	0%
Home wins	67%
Draws	17%
Away wins	17%

How the match was won

AZ Alkmaar outshot their opponent (31-7).
AZ Alkmaar controlled possession (64%).
AZ Alkmaar had the sharper finishing (13-2 shots on target).

Team Overview

AZ Alkmaar (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 11-3-3

Goals For / Against

35 / 15

Avg: 2.06 / 0.88

Points

Avg: 2.12

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Excelsior (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 3-2-12

Goals For / Against

19 / 43

Avg: 1.12 / 2.53

Points

Avg: 0.65

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this Eredivisie fixture.

Quick comparison bars

2.12

PPG

0.65

2.06

1.12

0.88

2.53

59%

O2.5

65%

41%

BTTS

53%

Score 1st

League-position context

AZ Alkmaar rank4th

Excelsior rank16th

AZ Alkmaar points58

Excelsior points33

AZ Alkmaar: #4 · 58 pts · GD +21

25 pts off the top 2. 13 pts above the play-off edge. 24 pts clear of the relegation zone.

Excelsior: #16 · 33 pts · GD -33

50 pts off the top 2. 12 pts off the play-off line. 5 pts from safety.

25-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

AZ Alkmaar last 5 home

W W L W W

Points12/15

Weighted index80

Goals7-4

Record4-0-1

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Strong wins profile across the latest venue-specific run.

Excelsior last 5 away

W L L L L

Points3/15

Weighted index33

Goals8-15

Record1-0-4

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Recent venue-specific form has been unstable.

AZ Alkmaar trend breakdown

Over 2.559%

BTTS41%

BTTS + O2.535%

1H Over 0.571%

Also: Over 0.5 94% · Over 1.5 71% · Over 3.5 35% · 1H BTTS 35%

Excelsior trend breakdown

Over 2.565%

BTTS53%

BTTS + O2.553%

1H Over 0.576%

Also: Over 0.5 94% · Over 1.5 76% · Over 3.5 47% · 1H BTTS 24%

Scoring reliability

AZ Alkmaar score at home88%

AZ Alkmaar clean sheet at home53%

Excelsior score away59%

Excelsior clean sheet away12%

First-goal patterns

AZ Alkmaar score first0%

AZ Alkmaar win after scoring first0%

Excelsior score first0%

Excelsior win after scoring first0%

Comeback rate after conceding first: AZ Alkmaar 0% · Excelsior 0%

Vs league average

AZ Alkmaar score at home2.06 vs 2.01

AZ Alkmaar concede at home0.88 vs 1.46

Excelsior score away1.12 vs 1.46

Excelsior concede away2.53 vs 2.01

AZ Alkmaar score 3% above league average, while Excelsior score 23% below league average.

Defensive side: AZ Alkmaar are 40% below league average at home, and Excelsior are 26% above league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals3.20

BTTS60%

Over 2.560%

At this venue setup: 3.20 goals on average across the last 5.

AZ Alkmaar goal timing (home)

Goal-event timing is not populated enough for this venue split yet.

Excelsior goal timing (away)

Goal-event timing is not populated enough for this venue split yet.

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

64%

36%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

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Yellow Cards

Red Cards

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

536

308

Passes Accurate

450

219

Passes %

84%

71%

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)

Total Games	14
Home Wins	6
Draws	5
Away Wins	3
Over 2.5 Goals	9 (64.3%)
BTTS	10 (71.4%)

Home vs Away as Scheduled

Total Games	7
Home Wins	4
Draws	2
Away Wins	1
Over 2.5 Goals	3 (42.9%)
BTTS	3 (42.9%)

AZ Alkmaar vs Excelsior Head-to-Head History by Season

2025-2026 Season

14 Feb 2026 Excelsior vs AZ Alkmaar 1 - 2 21 Jan 2026 AZ Alkmaar vs Excelsior 1 - 1

2023-2024 Season

10 Mar 2024 AZ Alkmaar vs Excelsior 4 - 0 04 Nov 2023 Excelsior vs AZ Alkmaar 1 - 1

2022-2023 Season

10 Feb 2023 AZ Alkmaar vs Excelsior 5 - 0 23 Oct 2022 Excelsior vs AZ Alkmaar 2 - 1

2018-2019 Season

15 May 2019 Excelsior vs AZ Alkmaar 4 - 2 15 Dec 2018 AZ Alkmaar vs Excelsior 2 - 1

2017-2018 Season

03 Mar 2018 Excelsior vs AZ Alkmaar 1 - 2 24 Sep 2017 AZ Alkmaar vs Excelsior 0 - 2

2016-2017 Season

05 Mar 2017 AZ Alkmaar vs Excelsior 1 - 1 03 Dec 2016 Excelsior vs AZ Alkmaar 3 - 3

2015-2016 Season

06 Mar 2016 AZ Alkmaar vs Excelsior 2 - 0 15 Aug 2015 Excelsior vs AZ Alkmaar 2 - 2